Ballet Wichita offers ongoing classes at Ballet Wichita. The Institute, a training program that focuses on classical ballet technique offers classes for students who are just beginning ballet (as young as 3.5 years) to dancers who’s pointe shoes have been long neglected and to those who have always been interested and are finally ready to take that big step and enroll in a ballet class. What better way to welcome the new year!
For the serious dance students, our highly trained faculty will work to inspire the whole student to be both an accomplished dancer and a healthy, strong, confident athlete. Students will experience a structured curriculum offered in a nurturing and positive environment, targeting and exploring each student’s strengths and abilities. At the Institute, we offer a multi-skill level system, providing students with a unique curriculum allowing them to observe and learn from each other.
YWDS opened in 1963 and has been providing exceptional training in a variety of areas of dance for over 50 years! Janna Kaba, director and owner since 1984, has been inspiring and instilling a passion for dance in many young people! Along with a caring staff, we are dedicated to provide a fun and healthy program while building strong self-esteem and confidence in every child.
We offer both recreational dance and a strong Competitive program.
“Dance lessons are life lessons” – Joe Tremaine
Nestled in the heart of the Museums on the River district just five minutes from downtown in the Riverside neighborhood, the Wichita Art Museum is home to a nationally renowned collection of American art.
As the largest art museum in the state of Kansas, WAM houses one of the country’s premier collections with 7,000 works in our permanent collection, including masterpieces by Mary Cassatt and Edward Hopper.
The Museum features two dramatic and large-scale works by Seattle glass artist Dale Chihuly. Inspired by the intricate patterns of traditional Persian glass, the Persian Seaform Installation provides a stunning first impression at the Museum’s entrance and hanging in the S. Jim and Darla Farha Great Hall is the Confetti Chandelier.
Botanica was opened to the public in May 1987 to generate enthusiasm for horticulture and enlighten people through educational, artistic, and cultural experiences. With this mission, Botanica’s gardens and programs expand public awareness of horticulture, educate Kansans about how nature can improve their daily lives, and assist in the promotion of community development.
Christian Performance Theater (CP Theatre) is a fall, winter and spring after-school theater arts program in all aspects of the performing arts. Students ages 5-18 are instructed in voice, drama, dance, improvisation, musical theater and more. Ages 8-18 currently enrolled in the class session are welcome to audition for a Broadway-style production. Parents also make a commitment to serve as a vital and active participant of the production by serving on production committees. We round out the year with our summer camps combining games, summer fun and opportunities for learning and growing in theatrical skills.
Concordia Academy is a classical Lutheran high school serving the Wichita area. We seek to form students in faith, hope, and love, by heeding wisdom and practicing virtue, restoring souls in the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty, according to the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions. Concordia believes that the primary end of education is the formation of the mind and heart, with all other benefits proceeding from this formation, and guides students in learning how to learn and how to think. Academic subjects will be presented in an integrated fashion, including fine arts and physical education for all. Concordia operates on the cohort model, which shepherds high schoolers through their education based not on age-delineated grades, but rather the individualized mastery of each educational area.
At Camp Invention, children invent, build, question, and discover. They experience real-world problem solving and creative thinking as they transform the terrain and ecosystem of a distant exoplanet, take risks as future entrepreneurs, blast rockets and rubber chickens, and wire a circuit to create their own Spy Gadget Alarm Box! Local educators lead a week of hands-on activities that fuel children’s 21st century skills.
Wichita Public Schools is the state’s largest school district, serving approximately 50,000 students. Their mission is to prepare all students to achieve college, career and life readiness through an innovative and rigorous educational experience. Their magnet, virtual, alternative and neighborhood schools offer families many opportunities to find the best fit.
Take charge of your health. Team up with Genesis Health Clubs. We will listen to your needs. Give you that extra motivation. Work with you every step of the way. Our certified, highly trained staff is here for you. We will develop a lifestyle that will change your life forever. Together, we can do it!
Bring harmony home with Music Together classes! Music Together is an award winning, research based music and movement class for children from birth to five years old with the adults who love them. Music Together classes build on your child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement. We’ll help you provide your child with the musical skills needed to enjoy a lifetime of music making and appreciation. Music Together classes are unique because they focus on teaching families to “be” the music makers instead of simply passively listening to music.
Khan Lab School (KLS) Wichita, a non-profit school inspired by Khan Academy founder Sal Khan, implements innovative, student-centered education. Born out of Khan Lab School’s success in Silicon Valley, KLS Wichita expands outside the region, offering mixed-grade cohorts (4th-9th) at the Wichita Learning Lab. The school plans to extend to senior year as students progress through high school. KLS Wichita sees greater potential in students than society acknowledges. Embracing mastery learning, students collaborate, contribute meaningfully, and prioritize understanding over competition. They cultivate diverse interests and skills, showcasing achievements innovatively and shaping their own futures.
To hear more about our school and learning philosophy, feel free to reach
out to our school director, Kyle Ellison.
For more than 40 years, the Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center has been a staple of the Wichita Arts Community. A non-profit theatre and dance school, its mission is to provide arts opportunities to young people of all ages and backgrounds in Wichita and the surrounding area. Now with satellite schools at Marks Arts in east Wichita and in downtown El Dorado, the Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center is proud to enhance the cultural life of south-central Kansas by providing the highest quality performing arts education to its youth.
Come face to face with the wildest animals from around the world! See eye to eye with endangered chimpanzees and orangutans. Get to know the gorillas of The Downing Gorilla Forest. Spend the day with colorful birds, playful penguins, poison dart frogs and more than 3,000 other individual animals of all sizes, shapes and colors. Discover why Sedgwick County Zoo is the No. 1 outdoor family tourist attraction in Kansas. Come out and play!
Breakthrough Basketball offers a wide range of camps across the country throughout the year. These camps cater to various age groups and focus on different aspects of the game, such as Shooting and Offensive Skills, Essential Skills, Overnight camps, and more. Their goal is to help you find the ideal camp where you can enhance your skills and acquire valuable knowledge. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player, these camps provide a platform for learning and growth. Get ready to elevate your game and gain a wealth of new skills at Breakthrough Basketball camps.
Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes is a great place to relax and have fun with your friends and family. Bowling, billiards, darts, video games, parties, tournaments, food and fun can ALL be found in the lower level of the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State University.
Day Spa specializing in skincare and Brazilian waxing. We have brow shaping, Hydrafacials, body treatments and holistic services as well!
Kelcy’s Dance Studio in Wichita offers a wholesome and positive environment to educate dancers ages 3 and older.
Music Theatre Wichita creates a joyful summer of Broadway-scale productions and unparalleled educational opportunities for aspiring artists and technicians.
We offer a full range of dance classes for children and young adults, summer programs, master classes, and workshops with visiting instructors.
OUR MISSION:
To develop a lifelong love of dance, movement, and physical fitness, to foster an appreciation of the art form, and to provide excellence in dance education.
YOU are a MAGNIFICENT GIFT. You have just been destroyed by the tiny being that was residing within you. Pilates exercises align your body back to the way it was designed to move. Experience a workout that changes not only your body, but your life. Feel better after a session not tired, sore or unable to move. We know everyone is unique so we need to get to know you better through a FREE consultation. This way you can meet us and assess if we are a good fit with no money down. Book your FREE consultation today to start your ADVENTURE towards FREEDOM and JOY! When you feel great you can better love your family too, everyone benefits!
We are a school that combines highly–respected Montessori teaching methods with other proven education practices to develop 21st-century skills, the core elements of knowledge, and the richest learning experience possible for children ages 3 to 11.
BLUSH Boot Camp is different from other facilities and after your first session, you’ll understand why. We are a Boot Camp studio that is focused on empowering women through fitness. We understand the daily battles that women have to go through, whether it’s rearranging their schedule to accommodate their families or staying late at work to support themselves. The sacrifices these women make often result in sacrificing their own health and wellness. We’re here to change that. We’re here to offer incredible workouts that will build confidence in our members, but we will also coach and teach them how to create a mindset that will make them champions in every aspect of their lives.